Clay Guida vs Mark Madsen Pick, 8/21/2021 Predictions UFC Vegas 34 Odds

Clay Guida vs Mark Madsen

UFC Vegas 34

UFC Apex in Las Vegas, NV

Saturday, August 21, 2021

Clay Guida will face off against Mark Madsen at UFC Vegas 34 on Saturday, August 21, 2021. The moneyline has Guida priced at +144 while Madsen is coming in at -178.

Clay "The Carpenter" Guida looks to add a win to his record of 36-17-0. The 39-year-old is fighting at 155 lbs and stands in at 5'7". The orthodox fighter extends his reach 70". Mark "The Olympian" Madsen measures 5'8" and weighs 155 lbs. The orthodox fighter has a career mark of 10-0-0. The 36-year-old reaches 72". With respect to significant strikes, Clay Guida connects on 2.44 per minute and Mark Madsen lands 2.28 significant strikes per min. Guida is landing 34% of the significant strikes he attempts and Madsen is connecting on 42%. Concerning their defense in the cage, "The Carpenter" absorbs 2.57 significant strikes per min and "The Olympian" allows 2.53. Guida also defends against 63% of the significant strikes that are aimed in his direction and Madsen deflects 46% of the strikes thrown in his direction.

In the wrestling category, Clay Guida is not as efficient of a wrestler as he gets a takedown 3.36 times per 3 rds. Guida is scoring a takedown on 38% of his attempts and stopping 68% of all takedown tries against him. Madsen is taking his opponents to the mat on 64% of the takedowns he tries and is stuffing 50% of the attempts against him. When it comes to sub attempts, Guida is the more capable of the two fighters by trying 0.7 finishes per 3 rounds while Madsen goes for 0.3 finishes per 15 minutes.

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In his last bout, Clay Guida faced Michael Johnson and ended up getting the win by unanimous decision in round 3. Johnson landed 70 of 138 total strikes that he let go. Guida ended the night having landed 65 of 107 total strikes. In terms of significant strikes, Johnson ended up landing 58 of 126, which gave him a rate of 46%. He finished the fight landing 52 of 113 significant strikes directed at the head. In terms of stats for the opponent, Guida ended up landing 55% of the significant strikes he threw by landing 49 of 89. In regard to the placement of these significant strikes, he connected on 31 of 71 to the head. 81% of the significant strikes connected on by Johnson and 65% of them connected on by Guida were thrown at distance.

In the last Octagon appearance for Mark Madsen, he fought Austin Hubbard and wound up taking home the victory by way of unanimous decision in round 3. Hubbard connected on 90% of the significant strikes he tried at a distance and Madsen ended up landing 33% of the significant strikes he attempted at distance. Madsen landed 25% of his significant strikes attempted by connecting on 15 of 58. He landed 14 of 57 significant strikes to the head. Hubbard ended up connecting on 41 of 75 significant strikes in that fight. Out of all the significant strikes thrown, he landed 25 of 48 to the head. In terms of the total strikes thrown in this fight, Hubbard ended up connecting on 45 of 79 while Madsen connected on 20 of 65 of the strikes he threw in total.

Other bouts on the card to watch

An additional bout that shouldn't be missed is when Parker Porter meets Chase Sherman. Porter looks to add a win to his record of 11-6-0. The 36-year-old records a weight of 265 lbs and stands in at 6'0". The orthodox fighter has a wingspan of 75". Sherman measures 6'4" and tips the scales at 250 lbs. The orthodox fighter steps into the Octagon with a record of 15-7-0. The 31-year-old has a wingspan of 78". In the grappling category, Parker Porter takes his opponents to the canvas 1.65 times per 15 min and Chase Sherman scores a takedown 0.00 times per 15 min. In terms of striking, Porter is connecting on 7.69 strikes per minute and lands 49% out of all the strikes he attempts. On the other side we have Chase Sherman, who is landing 45% of the strikes he has attempted and lands an average of 6.00 per min.

Another bout to watch is when Trevin Jones is set to square up in the Octagon with Mana Martinez. Martinez holds a career record of 8-2-0. The 25-year-old is weighing in at 135 lbs and stands in at 5'10". The orthodox fighter reaches 70". Jones comes in at 5'7" and weighs 135 lbs. The southpaw fighter walks into the cage with a mark of 13-6-0. The 31-year-old has an arm span of 70". In terms of grappling, Mana Martinez is able to curb 40% of his opponents' takedown tries and is taking his opponents to the mat on 30% of the times he tries. Jones is taking his opponents down on 20% of the tries he takes and prevents 40% of the takedowns his opponents try. In the category of striking, Martinez is taking 1.27 strikes/minute and he is dealing 2.11 strikes per min. Jones, on the other side, takes 6.81 strikes/min and is dealing 3.84 per minute.

Who will win tonight's UFC match against the spread?

Guy's Pick: Take Mark Madsen (-178)

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